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===== Sega Saturn Import Mod ===== | ===== Sega Saturn Import Mod ===== | ||
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==== The Theory ==== | ==== The Theory ==== | ||
The basic theory is simple: There are jumpers on the Saturn mainboard which tell the OS what country it is running in. Changing these jumpers will make the Saturn believe it is running in another country, allowing you to run imported software. It will NOT work for copied software (Software pirates must die!), nor will it translate your games from Japanese to English. | The basic theory is simple: There are jumpers on the Saturn mainboard which tell the OS what country it is running in. Changing these jumpers will make the Saturn believe it is running in another country, allowing you to run imported software. It will NOT work for copied software (Software pirates must die!), nor will it translate your games from Japanese to English. | ||
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- | There are four jumpers we are concerned with, #6, 7, 10 and 11. For an American Saturn the jumpers currently set are 10 and 7. To change it to Japanese mode, you must open these jumpers and close jumpers 11 and 6. | + | There are four jumpers we are concerned with, #6, 7, 10 and 11. For an American Saturn the jumpers currently set are 10 and 7. To change it to Japanese mode, you must open these jumpers and close jumpers 11 and 6. |
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- | GANGSTA! | + | |
==== How The Jumpers Work ==== | ==== How The Jumpers Work ==== | ||
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<box warning round |Common Points> | <box warning round |Common Points> | ||
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==== The Country Codes ==== | ==== The Country Codes ==== | ||
This table lists the jumpers that should be CLOSED to set a certain region. | This table lists the jumpers that should be CLOSED to set a certain region. | ||
- | ^Region^Jumpers (Closed Jumpers)^^^^ | + | ^Region^Jumpers (Closed Jumpers)^^^^ |
- | (Is this table correct? According to the voltage table below, Either "Do Not Use" configuration should result in all ground or all +5v. However, in the " | + | |
^.^JP6/ | ^.^JP6/ | ||
^ Do Not Use | | ^ Do Not Use | | ||
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^ Asia PAL | | ^ Asia PAL | | ||
^ Sega Reserved | JP7 | J08 | JP11 | JP12 | | ^ Sega Reserved | JP7 | J08 | JP11 | JP12 | | ||
- | ^ Europe | + | ^ Europe |
^ Mid + S America PAL | JP7 | JP9 | JP10 | JP12 | | ^ Mid + S America PAL | JP7 | JP9 | JP10 | JP12 | | ||
^ Sega Reserved | JP6 | J08 | JP10 | JP12 | | ^ Sega Reserved | JP6 | J08 | JP10 | JP12 | | ||
^ Do Not Use | | ^ Do Not Use | | ||
- | The following chart will help you identify the proper setting for the common point. | + | The following chart will help you identify the proper setting for the common point. |
^Region^Jumpers^^^^ | ^Region^Jumpers^^^^ | ||
^.^JP6/ | ^.^JP6/ | ||
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^ Sega Reserved | GND | +5v | +5v | +5v | | ^ Sega Reserved | GND | +5v | +5v | +5v | | ||
^ Do Not Use | +5v | +5v | +5v | +5v | | ^ Do Not Use | +5v | +5v | +5v | +5v | | ||
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- | GANGSTA IN THA HOUSE | ||
==== Locating The Jumpers ==== | ==== Locating The Jumpers ==== | ||
- | There are several different revisions of Saturn PCB. The jumpers moved around a lot. Often they' | + | There are several different revisions of Saturn PCB. The jumpers moved around a lot. Often they' |
^ Diagram ^ Photo ^ | ^ Diagram ^ Photo ^ | ||
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- | | The next two sets apply only to the HiSaturn Navi, HST-3220 and some US models (ex. manufactured September 1995) || | + | | The next two sets apply only to the HiSaturn Navi || |
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